Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals (-7), Total 41 |
Indianapolis enters this game with an 0-5 straight-up record and 3-2 against-the-spread mark, dropping a 28-24 contest to the Kansas City Chiefs last week as one-point home favorites. The Colts have played all five games without star quarterback Peyton Manning.
Curtis Painter is expected to make his third career start Sunday, as backup Kerry Collins hasn’t been cleared to participate in games due to a concussion suffered three weeks ago. The former Purdue Boilermakers star threw for 277 yards and two touchdowns last week.
A trip to Cincinnati could get the team in the win column, picking up victories in eight of its last 10 trips to the city. The Colts lead the all-time series by a 16-8 margin, including a 23-17 win as 6.5-point home favorites a year ago.
sportsbook Bettors will find that the Colts are 5-3 ATS as an underdog and the ‘over’ is 6-2 in those contests.
Cincinnati pushed its record above .500 with a 30-20 win over Jacksonville as one-point road favorites last week, winning the statistical battle in total yards for the fourth time in five weeks.
Rookie quarterback Andy Dalton has led the team to consecutive victories with fourth-quarter comebacks, but it’s important to note that he is 13th in the AFC with a 78.7 passer rating.
The Bengals have the league’s No. 1 defense in terms of yards allowed, which had directly led to bettors cashing tickets in four of their five games. Cincinnati allowed just 256 yards to Indianapolis a year ago.
Bettors may lay off the team when making their NFL picks this week, coming in with a 2-12 ATS mark as a favorite.
